Sally Johnston Reid

Sally Johnston Reid (January 30, 1948 – December 21, 2019) was an American composer and oboist. A long-time professor of composition and music theory at Abilene Christian University, her works include chamber, piano, vocal, band and electroacoustic music, as well as the chamber opera Healing from 1986.

A significant part of her career was dedicated to the advancement of women in music. She was a trailblazer in digital synthesis. a number of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) awards,

Reid served as editor of the International League of Women Composers (ILWC) Journal from 1991–95 She was also the listowner for the International Alliance for Women in Music distribution list.

She was a co-editor of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States' newsletter along with Sylvia Pengilly and Mara Helmuth from 1995-1996. She would later become the president of the International Alliance for Women in Music from 1999-2000. Rome’s Vatican Audience Chamber performed her Jesus, Redeemer, Messiah composition as part of the Roman Catholic Church’s Jubilee 2000 celebration.

Works Reid’s work has been performed all over the United States and Europe. Her compositions include music for symphonic band, for chamber ensembles, incidental music, electronic music, vocal music and music for piano. Some of her works combine acoustic and electroacoustic elements. On a Day of White Trees for mezzo-soprano and B♭ clarinet, 1998